(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, co-partnership or corporation to report or cause to be reported any felony or misdemeanor, or give any information relating to any such felony or misdemeanor, to the Department of Police of the City of Flint, or to any member of such Police Department by telephone, in writing or by other means of communication, knowing that no such felony or misdemeanor had in fact been committed.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, co-partnership or corporation to give information or report to the Department of Police of the City of Flint, or to any member of such Police Department relating to any felony or misdemeanor, which information or report is false and which information or report such persons know to be false.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to give any information, knowing it to be false, to any member of the Department of Police of the City of Flint, when said member of the Police Department of the City of Flint is in the performance of his official duties.
(Ord. 200, passed 1-10-1938; Ord. 1406, passed 11-4-1957)
Statutory reference:
False reports to police radio, see MCLA 750.509
Reporting fictitious crimes to peace officers, see MCLA 750.411a